Phil Browne
@phil-browne.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Developing Ocean-Atmosphere Coupled Data Assimilation at #ECMWF to make your weather forecasts better.
Expect some sharing of good dogs here too
[bridged from https://fediscience.org/@phil_browne on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Expect some sharing of good dogs here too
[bridged from https://fediscience.org/@phil_browne on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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I need university administrators (and probably some other people too, but definitely university administrators) to understand something: you cannot motivate your faculty to do more research or better teaching.
They are already maximally motivated people. They did not get the job by being […]
They are already maximally motivated people. They did not get the job by being […]
Original post on discuss.systems
discuss.systems
January 6, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I need university administrators (and probably some other people too, but definitely university administrators) to understand something: you cannot motivate your faculty to do more research or better teaching.
They are already maximally motivated people. They did not get the job by being […]
They are already maximally motivated people. They did not get the job by being […]
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Her name is Jennie, and she is the Lib Dem MP for Torbay along with her human. Apparently she's been a regular at the Commons since the election and it's somehow escaped my notice.
https://news.sky.com/story/meet-jennie-the-guide-dog-parliaments-newest-furry-star-13177093
#dogsofmastodon
https://news.sky.com/story/meet-jennie-the-guide-dog-parliaments-newest-furry-star-13177093
#dogsofmastodon
Meet Jennie the guide dog - parliament's newest furry star
Jennie the golden retriever has become a star in her first week in the Commons as she accompanies new MP Steve Darling. He says she's a happy-go-lucky addition to the team, despite suffering a trauma last year when she was attacked by an XL bully.
news.sky.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Her name is Jennie, and she is the Lib Dem MP for Torbay along with her human. Apparently she's been a regular at the Commons since the election and it's somehow escaped my notice.
https://news.sky.com/story/meet-jennie-the-guide-dog-parliaments-newest-furry-star-13177093
#dogsofmastodon
https://news.sky.com/story/meet-jennie-the-guide-dog-parliaments-newest-furry-star-13177093
#dogsofmastodon
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Why do a 20 minute task now, when you can worry about a 20 minute task for several days instead?
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Why do a 20 minute task now, when you can worry about a 20 minute task for several days instead?
Put my back out yesterday chasing my niblings around a soft play. Welcome to your 40s!
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Put my back out yesterday chasing my niblings around a soft play. Welcome to your 40s!
Fantastic day with 2 of my niblings. But does it get more awkward in a soft play when you start getting tickled by a ~4 year old girl who you don't know? I've not read the Uncle Training man page that covers what you're supposed to do in that scenario
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Fantastic day with 2 of my niblings. But does it get more awkward in a soft play when you start getting tickled by a ~4 year old girl who you don't know? I've not read the Uncle Training man page that covers what you're supposed to do in that scenario
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@lashman/115803815128207539
This is potentially huge! I seldom use my phone for payments but this lays out the costs of the intermediation and the vulnerability to the whims of companies and, of course, a US government that acts arbitrarily for corrupt advantage.
This is potentially huge! I seldom use my phone for payments but this lays out the costs of the intermediation and the vulnerability to the whims of companies and, of course, a US government that acts arbitrarily for corrupt advantage.
mastodon.social
December 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@lashman/115803815128207539
This is potentially huge! I seldom use my phone for payments but this lays out the costs of the intermediation and the vulnerability to the whims of companies and, of course, a US government that acts arbitrarily for corrupt advantage.
This is potentially huge! I seldom use my phone for payments but this lays out the costs of the intermediation and the vulnerability to the whims of companies and, of course, a US government that acts arbitrarily for corrupt advantage.
Proper full size parsnips are significantly better than the small cheap ones. But small cheap ones are significantly better than no parsnips.
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Proper full size parsnips are significantly better than the small cheap ones. But small cheap ones are significantly better than no parsnips.
Laptop is closed and I hope I won't to have to open it until January.
Got another paper submitted this afternoon, and asked the editor not to deal with it until after the holidays. Reviewers need a break too
Got another paper submitted this afternoon, and asked the editor not to deal with it until after the holidays. Reviewers need a break too
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Laptop is closed and I hope I won't to have to open it until January.
Got another paper submitted this afternoon, and asked the editor not to deal with it until after the holidays. Reviewers need a break too
Got another paper submitted this afternoon, and asked the editor not to deal with it until after the holidays. Reviewers need a break too
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Da er jeg offisielt blitt norsk statsborger.
Litt sent for dette valget, men i god tid for neste. Hurra for meg, da 🇳🇴 !
Litt sent for dette valget, men i god tid for neste. Hurra for meg, da 🇳🇴 !
December 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Da er jeg offisielt blitt norsk statsborger.
Litt sent for dette valget, men i god tid for neste. Hurra for meg, da 🇳🇴 !
Litt sent for dette valget, men i god tid for neste. Hurra for meg, da 🇳🇴 !
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Sometimes when I watch documentaries about Pompeii excavations I think of future excavations of suburban America.
‘People bought things in physically impossible sizes’
‘There was so much abundance, but only for the people who already have lots of stuff’
‘We are reconsidering our assumptions […]
‘People bought things in physically impossible sizes’
‘There was so much abundance, but only for the people who already have lots of stuff’
‘We are reconsidering our assumptions […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Sometimes when I watch documentaries about Pompeii excavations I think of future excavations of suburban America.
‘People bought things in physically impossible sizes’
‘There was so much abundance, but only for the people who already have lots of stuff’
‘We are reconsidering our assumptions […]
‘People bought things in physically impossible sizes’
‘There was so much abundance, but only for the people who already have lots of stuff’
‘We are reconsidering our assumptions […]
Croquembouche but with roast potatoes
December 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Croquembouche but with roast potatoes
bloody reviewer 3. coming in late with very reasonable comments and pointing out incredibly relevant literature that I didn't know about and now need to discuss at length
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
bloody reviewer 3. coming in late with very reasonable comments and pointing out incredibly relevant literature that I didn't know about and now need to discuss at length
This is great positive news. Well done to all involved and all who supported the research. Hopefully it's affordable to scale it up for those that could benefit from the treatment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj38ymeyg4mo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj38ymeyg4mo
Blood cancer therapy reverses incurable leukaemia in some patients
Seven out of 11 patients with incurable cancer who had the treatment appear to be cancer-free.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is great positive news. Well done to all involved and all who supported the research. Hopefully it's affordable to scale it up for those that could benefit from the treatment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj38ymeyg4mo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj38ymeyg4mo
Shout out to all the cracker factories out there with what I assume are incredible levels of temperature control in their ovens
December 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Shout out to all the cracker factories out there with what I assume are incredible levels of temperature control in their ovens
Season's greetings to the Fediverse from ECMWF!
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Season's greetings to the Fediverse from ECMWF!
Reposted by Phil Browne
Reposted by Phil Browne
There are a lot of cursed computers things but this is the most cursed computers thing
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There are a lot of cursed computers things but this is the most cursed computers thing
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
I am bad at writing papers. I think I'm very bad at finalising things, which does not help.
But I also have 4 on the go right now (not counting the ones that aren't quite formed) so it's hard to keep my head in each one
But I also have 4 on the go right now (not counting the ones that aren't quite formed) so it's hard to keep my head in each one
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I am bad at writing papers. I think I'm very bad at finalising things, which does not help.
But I also have 4 on the go right now (not counting the ones that aren't quite formed) so it's hard to keep my head in each one
But I also have 4 on the go right now (not counting the ones that aren't quite formed) so it's hard to keep my head in each one
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Randall Monroe's #xkcd comic has the power to make you laugh, to make you think ... and sometimes to make you cry. For the right reasons.
* Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years
* Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years
* Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years
* Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]
* Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years
* Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years
* Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years
* Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]
Original post on social.chatty.monster
social.chatty.monster
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Randall Monroe's #xkcd comic has the power to make you laugh, to make you think ... and sometimes to make you cry. For the right reasons.
* Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years
* Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years
* Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years
* Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]
* Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years
* Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years
* Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years
* Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
Is this a lot for some front end development? It seems a lot.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/bom-website-redesign-cost-revealed-96-5-m
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/bom-website-redesign-cost-revealed-96-5-m
BoM asked to explain ‘what happened here’ after cost of website redesign revealed to be $96.5m
Environment minister Murray Watt ‘not happy’ with cost blowout and has shared concerns with new Bureau of Meteorology boss
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Is this a lot for some front end development? It seems a lot.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/bom-website-redesign-cost-revealed-96-5-m
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/bom-website-redesign-cost-revealed-96-5-m
Ok folks I'm doing it, wish me luck.
"Dear reviewer 1,..."
"Dear reviewer 1,..."
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Ok folks I'm doing it, wish me luck.
"Dear reviewer 1,..."
"Dear reviewer 1,..."
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Wishing you all a very happy whatever this is
#dogsofmastodon
#dogsofmastodon
November 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Wishing you all a very happy whatever this is
#dogsofmastodon
#dogsofmastodon